Weak random number generator in IBM API Connect leaks data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM API Connect versions 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 use a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator (CWE-338). A local attacker with no privileges can obtain sensitive information.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08
Description from the CNA
IBM API Connect 10.0.8.0 through 10.0.8.12 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | API Connect | 10.0.8.0 – 10.0.8.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- API Connect VendorIBM Affected 10.0.8.0 – 10.0.8.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for IBM API Connect.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM API Connect — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295637
135 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 23 MEDIUM, 112 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-86389 Improper case sensitivity handling in IBM API Connect exposes admin operationsPriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-86382 OS command injection in IBM API Connect allows remote command executionPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-86388 OS command injection in IBM API Connect lets remote attackers run codePriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-17393
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-6rf7-43hx-mf85
- 2026-11-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-17393 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-17393 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6rf7-43hx-mf85 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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